Shiraz
city in Fars Province, Iran
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Summary
Shiraz is a city of Iran[1]. Shiraz ranks in the top 0.45% of city of iran entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,496 views/month, #5 of 1,113).[2]
Key Facts
- Member of: League of Historical Cities[3]
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Central District[4]
- Country: Iran[5]
- Head of government: Haidar Eskandarpour[6]
- Official language: Persian[7]
- Twinned administrative body: Agadir[8], Chongqing[9], Dushanbe[10], Kuala Lumpur[11], Malacca[12], Nicosia Municipality[13], Pécs[14], Sétif[15]
- Commons category: Shiraz[16]
- Located in time zone: UTC+03:30[17]
- Local dialing code: 071[18]
- Official website: https://shiraz.ir[19]
- Topic's main category: Category:Shiraz[20]
- Commons gallery: شیراز[21]
- Population: 848,289[22], 965,117[23], 1,053,025[24], 1,227,331[25], 1,565,572[26]
- Topic's main Wikimedia portal: Portal:Shiraz[27]
- Time of earliest written record: 2000 BC[28]
- Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[29], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[30], Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[31], Gujin Tushu Jicheng[32], Desktop Encyclopedic Dictionary[33], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[34], Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron[35], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[36], History of Ming[37], The New Student's Reference Work[38], Meyer’s Universum, Siebenter Band[39]
- Capital of: Zand Iran[40], Buyid dynasty[41], Injuids[42], Fars Province[43], Shiraz County[44]
- Official name: شیراز[45]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Shiraz[46]
- Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Shiraz[47]
- Number of households: 481,239[48]
- Female population: 842,454[49], 780,122[50]
- Male population: 858,233[51], 785,450[52]
- Native label: شیراز[53]
- Category for films shot at this location: Category:Films shot in Shiraz[54]
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Physical Characteristics
Shiraz covers an area of 240 km²[55]. Shiraz sits at an elevation of 1500 m[56].
Cultural Significance
Things named for Shiraz include Shirazi salad[57] and Shiraz International Airport[58], an international airport[59], in Iran[60].
Why It Matters
Shiraz has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[61] Shiraz is known by 37 alternative names across languages and contexts.[62]
Entities named for Shiraz include Shirazi salad[57] and Shiraz International Airport[58], an international airport[59], in Iran[60].